The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31

o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the
Legislative Council, with it's coats of
nd sleeves rolled up, buckled down
I "ra'~rs' IA ~ indrcnr'ert ~
: m o. go 90 't-bd, F,'lnrut
D, 81 irp'.,r, ever WIS Ia,
IL nuEiu pluaauly De The asst meeting
this summer, and IL was necessary 10
dispose OF the water contract. MeesTs.
Lee, Montgomery, Patterson and Wal
lace responded. Reading the minutes
OF last meeting WAS disposed OF, and
petition for permission to repair house
No. 424 Main street was rejected.
A petition from citizens along Dun
lap and adjacent streets, for al extern
sion OF eewer pipes. Also for the cree
ton Of two gas lamps, one at the head
Of Court street extended and Dunlap,
and one on corner Of Union and Dun
lap, wss received ard filed.
DR.. G. B Thornton, president OF the
Brard OF Health, submitted his report
concerning the pond Of water on Sixth
street, between Mill and Auction
streets, aud the property adjacent, pro
nouncing Ii q nuisance to those living
In the vicinity. The report was re-
seived and fllsd.
Gen. X. +. Patterson introduced the
following: "In view Of the fact that
Q citizens committee has been ap.
pointed 10 visit Washington to invite
toe President, bis wife, and members OF
I his Cabinet TO come to Memphis In
October, Il is emipeHtly proper that
the city should bs officially represent
cd In said committee; therefore
Resolved, That d. p. Hidden, the
President OF the Taxing District, be,
and he hereby lie, instructed to &C.
company said committee and extend
such invitation to President Oleye.
land, his wife, and members Of his
Cabinet in the name OF the city, he
having been appointed a member OF
the Citizens Committee by the Mem.
phis Merchants and CJtton Exchanges.
Ii was adopted.
At 4:90 o'clock the water contract
was taken mp. The revisions sug.
gested at two former meetings had
been made and proved Satisfactory,
and within five minutes the deed was
accomplished, each member present
attaching bis sign ature. The full text
OF the contract is as follows:
WHEREAS, The Taxing District Of
the county OF Shelby and State Of Ten
nessee, upon the written application
OF tho Artesian Water Compsny, a
corporation duly chartered add organ
lied under the laws Of the said State
of Tennessee, vita It's situs In the
county OF Shelby OF said State, here,s-
fore appoint d n board OF seven In
spectors to Investigate, act and report
on the mat era committed 70 such n
board by the terms OF sections Nos.
seven and eigh and 81 Of chapter
NJ. one hundred and fifteen (ll6) OF
the Acts OF Tennessee for 1885, ali In
accordance with the provisions oil
ssid sections ard said act; and
WHEREAS, La compliance with the
terms aud provisions OF said sections
and said act, the Board Of Inspectors
Aforesaid, having been first duly quail
fed, examined the matters committed
TO 1t, made It's report thereon duly
sworn 10, and fled the said repor
? with the authorities Of SAID faxinl
District on the 18th day Of July, 1887
and within ten days after the appoint
ment and qualification oil esid board
and
!. WHEREAS, II appears from said re
port 30 hled that raid Board Of Insptc
tors has carefully investigated auI
considered The source and quality o
the water surply proposed ~ be fur
niehed for the public use In said Tax
ing District by the said Artesian Ws
ter Company; that II is entirely salts
fed thnt said water Is good, cleal
pure and wholesome, and adapted 4
MI public and domestic uses, and tbs
Il believes the supply oil such waite
10 be abundant or bounti!ul Tor a.
public needs.
Now, therefore, this contract 40
agreement, msde and entered lot
this, the 3O.h day II July, 1887, b
and between taid Taxing District
the county Of Shelby and State {
Tennessee, Of the first part, and n
said Artesian Water Company Il sal
county and State, Of the second par
wIrsEssrTH:
That the said lax ng District an
the said Artfsian Wster Compar
hereby mutually enter into and bin
themselves, and their successors, esC
10 the other, 10 the faithiul perforr
aucs Of the btipulalions bY them 2
pectiyely assumed, ss follows, to.vi
First-Tbat the said AIteian Wat
Company, for the considerations
this INSTRUMENT expressed, and 50
iect 10 the other ttipulstions there;
agrees that IL will p-oyde the wat'
works, machinery aud appliances nc
essary and proper Tor supplying wat
, TO the public use, and have the "a !
80 ready for actual operation with
twelve months from the date oil u
execution Of this conf e., unless pl
vented by unavoidable dent or
circumstances beyond D.. nIrol gu
ne ehall be reasonably tStsise'ory
the Legislative Council o e,id Taxi
District; ihAt the WAFER 10 he tDppli
sbsll be the good, clea', pup n
wholesome water Of the ohaTacI
examined and approved by raid Bon
Of inspectors In their before me
TONED report; that the source Of Cd
ply ehall be by means OF deep vel
oi The depth Of about 400 feet bell
the Level OF Noult Equhio ih uhiu az
pg District, or deeper, u necessa
supk IN or near the nhid Taxing d
irlci, and that the water theretr'
shall be distributed throughout
said Taxing District ny q series
mains and conduits connected will
s,snd nine, or stand pipes, Of cd
strength capacity and hlSht ~
furnish a constant and steady pr
eure Of from forty 10 seventy pour
10 the tqusre inch thereifom, Tor
and other purpose.
second-rhst u Is agreed by. 9
between the parties hereto that
supply OF water required by the
Taxing District ioT public munici
NEEDS Ia embraced by and limited
the following purposes, towil:
ist-For fire hydrantsL
2d-For aush tanks.
3d-For dumping stations.
Ith-For public municipal oftice'
blh-For police stations.
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